"Make" Or "Break" Songs

Okay, so I could've padded this one out to the usual 20 songs with several lesser-known gems, but I decided to stick with artists most people would know. You're welcome. Now enjoy it already!  ~  JH

1)  One Direction  ~  "What Makes You Beautiful"

2)  Rhema Soul  ~  "Break Out"

3)  Adele  ~  "Make You Feel My Love"

4)  Jewel  ~  "Break Me"

5)  Avicii ft. Salem Al Fakir  ~  "You Make Me"

6)  Toni Braxton  ~  "Un-Break My Heart"

7)  Michael Jackson  ~  "The Way You Make Me Feel"

8)  Britney Spears  ~  "Break The Ice"

9)  The Pretty Reckless  ~  "Make Me Wanna Die"

10)  Linkin Park  ~  "Breaking The Habit"

11)  Miley Cyrus ft. Johnzo West  ~  "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go"

12)  Judas Priest  ~  "Breaking The Law"

13)  James Morrison  ~  "You Make It Real"

14)  The Doors  ~  "Break On Through (To The Other Side)"

15)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  "I Can't Make You Love Me"

"Happy" & "Sad" Songs

Yep, I've still got a few more "Opposites" music posts to get out of my system. At the very least, there's this one, another one that's ready to go, and one more I'm working on right now. You'll find a pretty good mix of songs here. I'll bet you're familiar with a few of them. You may even know all the words to one or two. So go ahead, hear 'em while they're hot, since I slaved over 'em for so long. Or something like that.  ~  JH




1)  Blood Sweat & Tears  ~  "You've Made Me So Very Happy"

2)  Eric Clapton  ~  "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?"

3)  Garbage  ~  "Only Happy When It Rains"

4)  Lana Del Rey  ~  "Summertime Sadness"

5)  Sting  ~  "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"

6)  Toni Braxton  ~  "Another Sad Love Song"

7)  Michelle Branch  ~  "Are You Happy Now?"

8)  Elton John  ~  "Sad Songs Say So Much"

9)  Norah Jones  ~  "Happy Pills"

10)  Au Revoir Simone  ~  "Sad Song"

11)  Leona Lewis  ~  "Happy"

12)  Sky Ferreira  ~  "Sad Dream"

13)  R.E.M. ft. Kate Pierson  ~  "Shiny Happy People"

14)  Fredo Viola  ~  "The Sad Song"

15)  ABBA  ~  "Happy New Year"

16)  Blake Lewis  ~  "Sad Song"

17)  Britney Spears  ~  "Born To Make You Happy"

18)  Randy Rogers Band  ~  "One More Sad Song"

19)  Bobby McFerrin  ~  "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

20)  Jamie Cullum ft. Laura Mvula  ~  "Sad, Sad World"

"Crazy" Songs

They say to write what you know. Well, I might not have written the songs in this collection, but I can certainly identify with the sentiments expressed here. Let's get crazy!  ~  JH

1)  Gnarls Barkley  ~  "Crazy"

2)  Hunter Hayes  ~  "I Want Crazy"

3)  Aerosmith  ~  "Crazy"

4)  Britney Spears  ~  "(You Drive Me) Crazy"

5)  Fine Young Cannibals  ~  "She Drives Me Crazy"

6)  Seal  ~  "Crazy"

7)  Javier Colón  ~  "Crazy"

8)  Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z  ~  "Crazy In Love"

9)  Eli Young Band  ~  "Crazy Girl"

10)  Ray Charles & Van Morrison  ~  "Crazy Love"

11)  Patsy Cline  ~  "Crazy"

12)  Lee Brice  ~  "Love Like Crazy"

13)  U2  ~  "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"

14)  Us The Duo  ~  "Missin' You Like Crazy"

15)  The Judds  ~  "Mama, He's Crazy"

16)  Madonna  ~  "Crazy For You"

17)  Chris Rice  ~  "Love Like Crazy"

18)  Heart  ~  "Crazy On You"

19)  Jars Of Clay  ~  "Crazy Times"

20)  Waylon Jennings  ~  "I've Always Been Crazy"

"Hit" & "Miss" Songs

Here's an "Opposites" music post that almost didn't happen. I was able to find more than enough "Miss" songs, but very few "Hit" songs – ironically. (You'll get that pun later.) In the end, it's almost balanced but not perfectly so, and that bothers me. Which probably says more about me than I feel like analyzing right now. Anyway, the songs...enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Suede  ~  "Hit Me"

2)  Aerosmith  ~  "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing"

3)  Pat Benatar  ~  "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"

4)  Brad Paisley  ~  "I'm Gonna Miss Her"

5)  Mr. Tom  ~  "Feet Hit The Floor"

6)  Fifth Harmony  ~  "Miss Movin' On"

7)  Blu Cantrell  ~  "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)"

8)  Little Richard  ~  "Good Golly Miss Molly"

9)  Gia Farrell  ~  "Hit Me Up"

10)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "Miss Independent"

11)  Ray Charles  ~  "Hit The Road, Jack!"

12)  Catalin Josan  ~  "Don't Wanna Miss You"

13)  Hole  ~  "Miss World"

14)  Britney Spears  ~  "(Hit Me) Baby One More Time"  (Okay, so I cheated on this one. "Hit Me" isn't actually part of the song title, but it is in the chorus of the song. So sue me!)

15)  Klymaxx  ~  "I Miss You"

16)  Maria Mena  ~  "Miss You Love"

Heartbreak Songs

I warned you it was coming! The "Falling In Love" songs post was simply too good to be true. Enjoy (or weep, or wallow in self-pity over) this star-studded collection of "Heartbreak" songs.  ~  JH

1)  Hunter  Hayes  ~  "Somebody's Heartbreak"

2)  Kanye West ft. Kid Cudi  ~  "Welcome To Heartbreak"

3)  John Mayer  ~  "Heartbreak Warfare"

4)  Def Leppard  ~  "Bringin' On The Heartbreak"

5)  Rob Thomas  ~  "This Is How A Heart Breaks"

6)  Taio Cruz ft. Ludacris  ~  "Break Your Heart"

7)  Victoria Duffield  ~  "Break My Heart"

8)  Cinderella  ~  "Heartbreak Station"

9)  Backstreet Boys  ~  "I'll Never Break Your Heart"

10)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Heartbreak Hotel"

11)  Toni Braxton  ~  "How Could An Angel Break My Heart?"

12)  Winger  ~  "Headed For A Heartbreak"

13)  Evanescence  ~  "My Heart Is Broken"

14)  Britney Spears  ~  "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart"

15)  Meaghan Smith  ~  "Heartbroken"

16)  Karmin  ~  "Brokenhearted"

17)  Beyoncé  ~  "Broken-Hearted Girl"

18)  Lindsay Lohan  ~  "Confessions Of A Broken Heart (Daughter To Father)"

19)  Delta Goodrem  ~  "Dancing With A Broken Heart"

20)  Camera Obscura  ~  "Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken"  (The hands-down winner for weirdest title of a "heartbreak" song!)